The prostrate seraph licks the ground,
Eclips'd in his Creator's light.
9 How chang'd the scene!-of late, the mirth
And passive scorn of soldiers rude:
But now, while they lie stretch'd on earth,
He walks, too glorious to be view'd.
10 Behold yon tyrant! stript and bare,
In his own fetters bound, he lies;
His sceptre broken, while the air
Is troubled with his wailing cries.
11 Well may'st thou wail! the time draws nigh,
(This resurrection seals the doom)
When thou, with all thy pow'r shalt die,
And all thy captives leave the tomb..
NHOUGH faint and sick, and worn away
With poverty and wo,
My widow'd feet are doom'd to 'stray
Mid thorny paths below;
2 Be thou, O Lord! my Saviour still-
My confidence and guide!
I know that perfect is thy will,
Whate'er that will decide.
3 I know the soul that trusts in Thee
Thou never wilt forsake;
And though a bruised reed I be,
That reed thou wilt not break.
4 Then keep me, Lord! where'er I go—
Support me on my way;
Though worn with poverty and wo,
My widow'd footsteps stray!
5 To give my weakness strength, O God!
Thy staff shall yet avail;
And though thou chasten with thy rod,
That staff shall never fail.
The Condescension of God. 1 Kings viii. 27.
TERNAL Pow'r, almighty God,
Who can approach thy throne?
Accessless light is thy abode,
To angel-eyes unknown.
2 Before the radiance of thine eye
The heav'ns no longer shine,
And all the glories of the sky
Are but the shade of thine.
3 Great God, and wilt thou condescend
To cast a look below,
To this vile world thy notice bend,
These seats of sin and wo?
4 But oh! to show thy smiling face,
To bring thy glories near-
Amazing and transporting grace
To dwell with mortals here!
5 How strange! how awful is thy love!
With trembling we adore!
Not all the exalted minds above
Its wonders can explore.
6 While golden harps, and angel tongues
Resound immortal lays,
Great God, permit our humble songs
To rise and mean thy praise.
Glory be to God on high
Glory to God on high be given
God of wisdom, God of might
God is a spirit, just and wise
God to correct the world
God of my strength, to thee I cry 407
God of our lives, whose bounteous 131
God is the Lord, the heavenly King 138
God moves in a mysterious way
God is a name my soul adores
God in the gospel of his son
God reigns, events in order flow
God of my mercy and my praise
God, our kind Master, merciful as 412
God of mercy, God of love
God, in his earthly temples, lays
God of my childhood and my youth 519
God is our refuge in distress
Go, worship at Immanuel's feet
Go, saith a risen Saviour, go
Grant us a visit, dearest Lord
Grateful notes and numbers bring
Greatest of beings, source of life
Great Father of mankind
Great is the Lord, his works of
Great King of kings, Eternal God
Great is the Lord our God
Great God, indulge my humble
Great God, attend while Zion sings 140
Great God, we give thee praise
Great God, at whose all-powerful 190
Great God, how vast is thine abode 202
Great God, to thee my grateful
Eternal and Immortal King
Eternal Sire, enthron'd on high
Eternal Spirit, source of light
Eternal pow'r, Almighty God
Exalted Prince of life, we own
Faith adds new charms to earthly 229
Far from my thoughts, vain world 304
Far from mortal cares retreating 29
Far hence, each superstition vain 324
Far from these scenes of night 552
Father, how wide thy glory shines 85
Father of mercies, send thy grace
Father of mercies, in thy word
Father of all, omniscient mind
Father of lights, we sing thy name 205
Father Divine, thy piercing eye 506
Father of all, whose powerful voice 435
Forsake, my soul, the tents of sin 474
Folly builds high upon the sand 305
Fools in their hearts believe and say 55
For thee, O God, our constant 137
From all that dwell below the skies 8
From Jesse's root a branch did rise 101
From worship now thy church 352
G.
Give to our God immortal praise 385
Give to the Lord in cheerful songs 516
Great God, whose all-pervading eye 482
Great God, the heaven's well 548
Great God, this sacred day of thine 573
H.
Had not the God of truth and love 220
Had I the tongues of Greeks and 354
Hail the day that saw him rise
Hail, happy morn, whose early ray 39
Hail, happy day, the type of rest 179
Hail, great Creator, wise and good 134
Hail, source of pleasures ever new 234
Hail, thou once-despised Jesus
Hail, the God of our salvation
Happy the man, whose wishes
Happy the meek, whose gentle
Happy the man, whose cautious
Happy is he whose early years
Happy the church, thou sacred
Happy the mind, where graces
Hark the glad sound, the Saviour
Hark! what distant music melts
Hark! what celestial notes
Hear what the Lord in vision said 143
He comes, Jehovah comes to bless 176
Hear what a Saviour's voice
240
High in the heavens, Eternal God 67
Holy, holy, holy Lord
123
224 | Kind Lord, before thy face
House of our God, with cheerful
How did my heart rejoice to hear 23
How large the promise, how divine 98
How does my heart rejoice
157
How beauteous are their feet
How well our great preserver
How shall the young secure their
How blest thy creature is, O God
How rich thy bounty, King of
How blest the sacred tie that binds 464
How blest the man, how more than 475
How bright that sun that makes 114
How vast is the tribute I owe 523
How rich thy gifts, Almighty King 527
How great is our Creator, God 537
How precious, Lord, thy holy word
How short, and how fleeting the
How oft on the ocean of life
How pleasing is the scene, how
How chang'd the face of nature
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